Actually the title should've been "gas from your anus" but that would be too inappropriate. (Though funny, real funny.) Long story abbreviated: enormous planet-wide helium-3 deposits in Uranus can be harvested for interstellar travel. Helium-3 is an ideal fuel because it's abundant and reacts well … [Read more...] about Gas From Uranus Makes For Great Starship Fuel
Blackberry Playbook Coming To Sprint In June
RIM's surprisingly robust tablet, which still boasts the best Flash implementation on a mobile device from what we hear, is about to make the trek over to Sprint, where it will be going for about $500. And by about, we mean exactly that amount. Not only that, but apparently there's a 4G Playbook … [Read more...] about Blackberry Playbook Coming To Sprint In June
Panasonic’s WiGig Heading To Mobiles
We'll confess we hadn't heard of Qualcomm's WiGig protocol until now. Colour us embarrassed, but colour us honest at the same time. However, a consumer electronics communications protocol operating in the 60GHz band that promises speeds twenty times the speed of regular old WiFi connections? Add … [Read more...] about Panasonic’s WiGig Heading To Mobiles
Symbian Getting DLNA Update
Despite consigning it to an early grave, Nokia is still standing strong behind Symbian for the moment. In fact, it's already announced it will be supporting the OS all the way through 2014. But apparently apart from support they're even adding the odd new feature, like DLNA support. Introducing … [Read more...] about Symbian Getting DLNA Update
Project Cafe Details Leaked By Nikkei
Some of the more fanciful details of Nintendo's Project Cafe, or Wii 2 as most people inevitably still think of it, have apparently been confirmed by Japanese website Nikkei. The six-inch touchscreen controller, which also doubles as a portable console, puts in an appearance, and this time we even … [Read more...] about Project Cafe Details Leaked By Nikkei
PlayStation Store “Welcome Back” Content Now Up
The par-tay's over on the PlayStation Store, as the swag it promised customers for powering through the month-long PSN outage is now being distributed. Just as a quick reminder, PSP owners are getting to choose two games from a list of four, while the PS3 crowd can choose any one game from a list of … [Read more...] about PlayStation Store “Welcome Back” Content Now Up
German Researchers Testing Invisible iPhone
A certain computer science professor named Baudisch and his team are currently hard at work creating an invisible smartphone system. Foreseeing upcoming trends in touch sensitive devices, Baudisch believes there will come a time when small gestures on the palm of one's hand replaces our already … [Read more...] about German Researchers Testing Invisible iPhone
Why Fighting With Robots Is Never A Good Idea
Because they will burn your house down. In what could pass as the first skirmish between mankind and the dreaded machines, a Tennessee fugitive got his crib reduce to ash after a protracted standoff with the police. Though no video or photo evidence exists of the confrontation, a neighbor attests to … [Read more...] about Why Fighting With Robots Is Never A Good Idea
Ten One Design Unveils Fling mini Joysticks for Mobile Devices
A while back, we talked about the cool Ten One Design Fling joystick devices for the iPad and other touchscreen gadgets. These innovative accessories stuck to the screen of your touch device with suction cups, providing the virtual controls of some games with a real-world feel. The company has now … [Read more...] about Ten One Design Unveils Fling mini Joysticks for Mobile Devices
Sonos Play:3 Speaker Lands at FCC
Getting your favorite digital audio out to all the rooms in your house isn't that difficult with the right hardware. One of the companies that makes some of the best gear on the market is Sonos. Sonos has a whole line of streaming audio devices and speakers that can be placed in any room of your … [Read more...] about Sonos Play:3 Speaker Lands at FCC
Adobe CEO Buries Hatchet With Apple
The Adobe-Apple feud seemed to be winding down now for a while now and Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen was on hand to discuss why at the D9 conference. For those of you hoping for a mature low-key resolution, well, that's exactly what happened. For those of you hoping for a resolution involving Flash on … [Read more...] about Adobe CEO Buries Hatchet With Apple
iShuttr iPhone 4 Camera Accessory Case
Earlier today we featured a cool camera accessory for the iPhone 4, called the Red Pop. Now, we have another innovative accessory called the iShuttr that is designed to add more features to the camera on your iPhone 4. The iShuttr is a case for the iPhone 4 that features a built-in flash, as well … [Read more...] about iShuttr iPhone 4 Camera Accessory Case
